Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 8TH
How much crime is recorded in RH15 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
RH15 8THBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 8TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 8TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH15 8THNational
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.24.6
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other theft0.44.5
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.